State of Indiana May Pay to Help Chicago Bears Escape Lease at Soldier Field

State of Indiana may pay to help Chicago Bears escape lease at Soldier Field

INDIANAPOLIS — Finger-pointing has begun just over 24 hours after the Illinois General Assembly ended its legislative session without a firm plan to help the Chicago Bears build a new stadium in the Land of Lincoln. In Indiana, however, officials involved in talks to convince the Bears to play their home games in Hammond were [...]

Illinois House Speaker on AI Regulation, Bears Stadium Incentives

Illinois House Speaker on AI Regulation, Bears Stadium Incentives Andrew Montequin Tue, 06/02/2026 - 18:50 It was well past 4 a.m. Monday when the Illinois House of Representatives adjourned for the summer. The budget had been balanced, and a flurry of bills were sent to the governor’s desk. But a busy finish to the spring session left some of the biggest decisions — in some cases, the decision to wait — until the very end. AI regulations, a sch…

'This is going to be a bad deal for Pritzker if we lose the Bears:' said Darren Bailey

The Chicago Bears may move to Indiana due to a lack of funding for a new stadium in Illinois, as Governor Pritzker and state lawmakers have been unable to pass a bill, while Indiana is offering $1 billion in incentives.

How the Bears’ stadium deal collapsed — an echo of the 1988 White Sox drama

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As the midnight adjournment deadline approached on the final night of Illinois’ 1988 spring legislative session, a sense of pressure gripped the statehouse. Gov. James R. Thompson and House Speaker Michael Madigan roamed the rows of the…

Bears stadium bill dies, breaking down the budget | The Chicago Report

The Bears stadium bill was not considered by the House, and with the legislative session over, what's all included in the state's budget? We break it all down in this episode of "The Chicago Report."

How the Chicago Bears’ stadium deal collapsed in Springfield — an echo of the 1988 White Sox drama

Factionalized Bears leadership, Mayor Brandon Johnson's last-minute interference and shifting public attitudes toward taxpayer stadium subsidies doomed a yearslong effort to keep the team in Illinois.